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Associate Medical Affairs Manager

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a science or technical field required
  • Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MSc, OD) desirable
  • 3–4 years of relevant experience in medical affairs, medical communications, or a medical communications agency
  • Prior hands-on experience in Medico-Legal Review (MLR) is required

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the medical/scientific reviewer within the MLR process for promotional and educational materials
  • Draft, edit, and fact-check scientific and educational content for internal and external audiences
  • Support responses to medical information queries and help build/maintain the FAQ and standard-answer database
  • Ensure compliance with applicable national laws, regulations, industry codes, and company policies across all materials

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Medical Affairs Manager
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Problem Solving

About the company

SCOPE Eyecare & Healthcare logo

SCOPE Eyecare & Healthcare

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

SCOPE is a Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals company with locations in Ireland, UK and USA that is dedicated to providing Healthcare Professionals & patients with high quality, effective and innovative products. Our family has been working within the healthcare sector in Ireland & UK for over 80 years. With this heritage Scope was founded by John and Tom Freyne in 2009.What does Scope do?OphthalmicsScope offers innovative eyecare products for AMD and Ocular Surface Diseases, such as Dry Eye Disease, Blepharitis and MGD, in the UK, Ireland and the US.All our products are well tried and tested with massive success for patients worldwide. HealthcareScope offers a range of innovative products to Pharmacies and Health Food Stores such as Bio Kult probiotics, Vivio Junior Multivitamin & Cough Syrup, Vivimune Immunity tonic, and many more!What’s it like to work in Scope?Our people & our culture are the foundation of our success and growth so far.• We have a flat management structure which allows us to make good decisions & communicate well with our people.• We have a very open culture that actively demands our people to take ownership, generate ideas and innovate. • We have a ‘family feel’ culture that is grounded in the 'work hard, play hard’ maxim.• The opportunities to learn & take on new things are rated as some of the key reasons behind employee enjoyment at Scope.• We offer genuine opportunities for people to develop and a track record of internal promotion. What’s in it for you?A job that challenges, develops and rewards you. Another family that looks out for and supports you. Some Craic along the way!

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryPharmaceutical Manufacturing
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

We are Hiring!

We have an exciting new opportunity at Scope Health Inc for an Associate Medical Affairs Manager to join our US team! 

We are looking for people who can connect their own personal vision and values into some of what we do at Scope. 

Our vision as a company is to become a leading force in Eyecare, with people at our core.

Please read below the full job description for the role and if this is something that you would be interested in, please click apply and a member of the Scope team will be in touch regarding your application.

Associate Medical Affairs Manager

Working as part of the Medical Affairs department, the Associate Manager, Medical Affairs is an individual contributor role supporting delivery of the US medical strategy and building the company's scientific credibility with optometrists, ophthalmologists, other eyecare professionals, and patients. Reporting to the US Medical Lead/Head of Medical Affairs US, this role focuses primarily on medical communications, scientific/medical writing, and serving as a core reviewer in the Medico-Legal Review (MLR) process to ensure promotional and non-promotional materials are accurate, substantiated, and compliant. This is a hands-on role for a self-directed, agile professional who can take ownership of deliverables and execute with minimal supervision while partnering cross-functionally with Marketing, Regulatory/Quality, New Product Development, and Commercial.

While this is a remote role, an Eastern location is preferred for optimal collaboration with our East Coast and Europe based team.

Key Responsibilities

Medico-Legal Review (MLR) primary focus

  • Serve as the medical/scientific reviewer within the MLR process for promotional and educational materials, ensuring claims are accurate, balanced, referenced, and substantiated.
  • Verify claim-to-reference linkage, annotate materials, and maintain audit-ready documentation of review decisions.
  • Partner with Regulatory and Legal reviewers to reconcile feedback and independently drive materials to approval within agreed timelines.
  • Proactively identify and improve MLR workflows, SOPs, and reference/claims libraries without waiting for directions.

Medical Communications & Medical Writing

  • Draft, edit, and fact-check scientific and educational content for internal and external audiences, bringing a US medical affairs perspective to existing content.
  • Develop and maintain standard response documents, FAQs, and slide decks, and support patient case study development with medical and marketing colleagues.
  • Conduct literature searches to support internal concepts, materials, and medical information responses.

Medical Information

  • Support responses to medical information queries and help build/maintain the FAQ and standard-answer database, including customer channels such as Zendesk.

Education & Professional Affairs

  • Support development and delivery of educational content for eyecare professionals and contribute to CE-accredited education efforts.
  • Support generation of content for HCP resource platforms (e.g., a professional website).

Compliance & Strategy Support

  • Ensure compliance with applicable national laws, regulations, industry codes, and company policies across all materials.
  • Support the US Medical Lead in executing the medical strategy and tactical plan and stay current with relevant therapeutic areas.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a science or technical field required; advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MSc, OD) desirable.
  • Certification or degree in Optometry or Ophthalmic technology is a plus.

Required Experience & Skills

  • 3–4 years of relevant experience in medical affairs, medical communications, or a medical communications agency.
  • Prior hands-on experience in Medico-Legal Review (MLR) is required.
  • Demonstrated strength in scientific/medical writing, referencing, and content fact checking.
  • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, analytical, and interpersonal skills; fluency in English.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand the science and clinical aspects of a product portfolio.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally and diplomatically on complex subject matters.

Ways of Working (Individual Contributor Mindset)

  • Agile and adaptable, comfortable shifting priorities in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
  • A self-starting "go-getter" who takes initiative and ownership without needing detailed direction.
  • Able to independently plan, prioritize, and execute multiple concurrent deliverables to deadline.
  • Resourceful problem-solver who anticipates needs, removes their own roadblocks, and drives work to completion.
  • Comfortable operating autonomously in a remote setting while staying tightly aligned with the US Medical Lead.

Desirable

  • Experience in ophthalmology/optometry, dry eye disease, or ocular surface product areas.
  • Familiarity with MLR/review platforms (e.g., Vodori, Veeva Vault Promo Mats) and reference management tools.
  • Exposure to promotional claims development and competitive/clinical study understanding.

Scope provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


Compensation: $130,000-$140,000 annual salary

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